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Wichita eagle., 1887-08-10

Keep the treasury empty, is the only
safe motto for republic" says New
York tariff reform" journal. This Is
supposed to furnish reason for putting
the Democratic party into power.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-10

D. r. Anthony is the only editor in
America who can furnish his paper with
plenty of exciting news when the thermom-
eter indicates 80 to 105. There is always
something of lively nature going on in
the neighborhood of the Times office.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-10

Selfishness it is claimed is the great sin.
A lively interest in the welfare of our fell
lows promotes happiness. The Kansas
City Times can not be said to be selfish in
this respect. Its interests In the affairs of
Kansas City and Wichita are about evenly
divided. That paper is remarkably care
full to publish only such things about
Wichita as 1t thinks will rebound to our
credit as city. 1t can not however be
said that 1t always exercises good Judge
ment In determining what is good for
Wichita.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-10
succeed.

Some of the Illinois papers have said
some very mean things about Wichita and
Kansas, but the EAGLE is sorry the farmers
of Illinois are loosiug their crops on &C
count of the severe drouth.
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-10

A Boston doctor asserts that the spare
bed in the farm house has been to blame
for two-thirds of the cases of rheumatism
and deaths by consumption. That may in
a measure account for the absence of con-
sumption among the early settlers of this
part of Kansas. They didn't have any
snare beds
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-10

The Sunday Leader is the latest paper
out, devoted exclusively to the interests of
Leavenworth and its citizens, and contain
ing much readable matter 1t bids fair to
Wichita eagle., 1887-08-10

The Manchester Union, N Y, publishes
a column and a half of Wichita news about
he location of the Burton Car Works.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22
The MARKETS.

CHICAGO, Sept 21
On the board OF trade to-day the quotations
follows Wheat-No. September,
opened 6s3sc, closed CSC nominal: October
opened 69c, closed Gg3sc; November opened
7UlS &c, closed 7034c nominal Corn-No , Sep
temier opened 4ll4c, closed dc nominal; &c
,ol'er, opened 4ilec closed ais lac; November
opened 4lssr closed di4-ssc bid Oats-No :
September, opened and closed 25c nominal
October, opened and closed 25L4c bid; Novem-
ber opened and closed 259s-34c Pork-Year
opened Sll - bid, closed Sll N nominal; Jan
uary. opened S12 - closed SEQ Lard-Sep-
ueIuber, 0pen-d $GS2l3 closed sos
Live s,ock-1he Union stock yards report the
following prices Hogs Market opened quiet
and slow, prices 5@tl0c higher; light grades,
81 75Q5 is; rough packing 81 70H4g0; heavy
packing and shipping lots Sl.gIG1525 Cattle
Go cd to choice berves stronger 81 756G5 90; i'll
ferior to fair dull at S5UdI40o; cows 81 AGO
go; stockers 81 G0dts Is. Sheep-DuIl; com
mon- $25oG3 80; good to choice, Sa75@4oo.
lambs, s. eo0525
Produce Butter-Fins creamery. 1speec per
n; good dairy, l4Glsc; packing grades, fl@
13c Eggs Choice counts, Zoe per dok. Poultry
Hens and spring chickens She per h.; old
ROSTERS, &c; turkeys stGsc, ducks, 5@sc;
geese, Sc 90 per doz Potatoes Early rose and
Beauty OF Hebron, 756ssc per bu in car lots on
track, Apples Fine SELECTIONS. Sl75dba00 per
bbl
New York.
New YoRK, Sept 81
Wheat-Qnet; No ? red winter, zoe; octo-
Der, 79I4c; November SOssc CorR-Quiet; No. .
mixed cash 5I4e; do October J0l4c Oats
Quiet No white state. 3s@3sc. Rye-Dul
and nominal Barley Unchanged Pork
Quiet old mess, $3.50; new mess. SIC a5dI 10 90
Lard "a, October; SG65 November.
Live Stock: Beeves-very common cattle bare
ly steady; medium to good advanced 100 i5c p 100
Bs poor to fair native steers S31D4465 y 100 lbs;
good to prime do, $415I5 10; extras, $5.206t5 30;
Tex as steers 81 s5tt375: cows and heifers 81 90
@56o; halls, 81 70@s00 Sheep and Lambs
Firner for good stock; sheep o. 5OJ4 ~ y 100
bs. iarnbs, s. 5o6b6 20 Hugs Dull and nearly
uvuilnal. s. 5UaI5 10
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
For Street Lighting by Elec-
tricity.

Sealed proposals VIII be received at the Office of
the ity Clerk city Rock Island, H.. till noon
of Monday, October 3 1884, foI lighting The streets
and alleys OF sad city by electric lights for term
Bids wi be made according to the following
specifications. and for any one OF with all of the
specified mt thods.
First FOR ARC LIGHT exclusively, by tower
145 10 $50 feet in height, and not less than Is IN
number.
/. Towers with lamps > 0O0 candle pow cr per
lamp. Price per annum per lamp
,. Do with lamps 3 % candle power per
lamp Price per auHnm per lamp.
Second, FOR Arc LIGHT, il lowers and not
less than 20 mnst-
Towers with lamps, go candle pOwerpeT
lamp PrCe per anunm per lamp.
9 DO with lamps, 9,1uo sandie power per
lamp. Price per annum Ter lamp
8 Mast with / lamp 1000 candle power per
lamp. Price per annum per lamp
Third FOR ARC LIGHT exclusively bymasts
not less than 20 in number Each - asl lamp, per
1000 candle power Price per annum per lamp
Fourth. INCANUESCENT LIGHTS, mol less
than 30G in number.
/. OF IL caudle power Price per annun per
lamp.
,. OF ~ candle power Price per auuum per
lamp.
8. OF 80 candle power. Price per annum per
lamp.
In addition to specif inc prices for tn above
minimum Numbers bidders are rrqu. sfed to give
prices for such Increased number Of light of any
kind Of a0yi a. the city may Diet rnine IN use.
The city through us lily Council reserves il
self the right 10 drtern inc The location uf all tow
ers, masts and iLcandeseent lights Also reserves
the right TO all existing towers and masts TO
be changed and relocated at the contractors own
charge and expense, And also reserves the rignt
TO reject any and all bids
Bonds 20 be approved by the Mayor and CITY
Council will be required for the fAHhfal perform
ance of the contract
End0r e communications proposals for Electric
Light " City Clerk. Rock Island, Ill
ROBERT ktEHLER. city Clerk.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22

We congratulate the state of Illinois
upon the personnel OF its supreme court
Its decision affirming the death sentence
of the condemned anarchists was made
after calm. fair and exhaustive examin-
alton, and in the face of the fact tina.
three of the seven Judges 90 out this wear
and will be candidates for reelection.
Looking at the situation from distance
of thousand miles it would seem that
this decision was valuable campaign
document, and we think it will prove so
And yet very well informed men in Chi
cago have maintained that the judges of
the supreme court would be killed politi-
ally by deciding against the appellants.
The grounds for this, to us. incredible
theory are, however, very solid. Cook
county, which embraces Chicago, casts
81, 600 votes, of which nearly % 600 are
distinctly labor votes. The Anarchist
riots drove out of this body all respectable
wOrkingmen, but enough Anarchists and
Socialists remained TO make 1t necessary
for the democrats to endorse the republic
can candidate for mayor at the last NUNS
cipal election in order to defeat the ele~
meDtS OF ulSOr0eT. OlOOuSntu anu Tdplne.
Mr.. Roach was elected by this combine
ton, but the Anarchist and kindred ele
ments were more strongly consolidated
than ever. Thus threat by them to de-
feat these retiring judges at the polls was
no empty one.
Level headed and plucky as the judges
were, therefore, the decision Is also a
splendid monument to the administration
of American law In no other country
in the world would it be possible 10
bring such exceptional scoundrels to JUS
tice with such GOODNESS and impartiality
Every possible latitude was shown the
accused both in the admission of evidence
and the construction of law. That strong
American sense of fair play and self>re-
spect that has been manifested here in
the Sharp case showed itself IN Chicago
by an avoidance of all possible public de
nunciatiOn that could influence Jury.
With its indignation at white heat, the
population sat before the gates of the
temple of justice and quietly awaited the
laws evasion and delays.
The result is another triumph of our
government and civilization New York
Graphic.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22

DETROIT, Sept. p. The first race at the
Detroit Driving club course Wednesday WIS
Lady Bullion against time-siow time in
these days-2:40 She die it in 2:3g The
Swear old race was won by Chance; best
time 22S Nettle Leaf won the 2.29 trot
hest time 2:27l% Atlantic took the purse IN
the .: 81 class: best time, 2:2l. Eminence
had walk-over in the s-year old trot, TIM,
2:294.
NEW York, Sept %. AT the Brooklyn
Jockey club course Wednesday the winners
WERE Mamie Hunt, u mile, l:l5%; Grey
Cloud, ~ miles, l:5s; Phil Lee, | miIs,
l:42]l Eurus, l 4 miles, :5619; Bo- Peep, 2.
mile, 1:1714; Skobeloff Il mile, 1:1T14
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept - The races at
the Jockey club course Wednesday were won
as follows: Sour Mash, mile, l:4i14 tnso-
lence 1-tG miles, 1:5lla; Ed Mack, u mile,
LII; Valuable, q mile, In; Bertha, u
mile OIL
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22
CONDENSED NEWS,


The apple crop throughout the country is
the poorest known in many years.
The supreme council of Scottish Rite Ma
SONS of the United States is in session at
Providence, X. l.
Capron & Wolverton's -four mill at Albany
was destroyed by fire Wednesday, with a
loss of sl50,O0O, and insurance of 100000
klbride who accompanied O'Brien on his
famous tour of Canada, was elected to par
lament from South Kendey, Ireland, with
out opposition Wednesday.
At meeting of the master job printers OF
Chicago, Wednesday it was unanimously
resolved to refuse the demands of the Typ
ographical union for a nine-hour working
day
Elihu B. Washburne, ex-minister to
France, was attacked Wednesday night with
congestion of the brain, and is lying in a
critical condition at his residence in Chi
cago
A New York paper says through trains
will shortly be run between Chicago and the
Pacific slope, via the Wisconsin Central,
Northern Pacific, and Oregon Railway &
Navigation lines
Wheat receipts at Minneapolis last week
aggregated 1900, 900 bushels, against 9e7 ,O0(
bushels for the CORRESPONDENCE wal of lac,
year The stock in store, however, Increased
only 1900 bushels, and is now smaller than
at any time for three years
Tho ,.st ohio ,o,i,,.t,,,., ,.,,,,.,., .,,o....
,,to a,,th,rzinor ,,o .ll;,,,,aat ~
-, ~ - '' So n, y. ." =
tbe coIored chiIdrsn to secnrs admission To
the white schools have created great commo-
ton in yarious parts of the state and in some
nlaces the schools have haan closed
An Ir,;.., c. -
-. 3a. 80. 5'a a. oo'inuis ~ oanaua "a :.
,,rnorts ~ - C.naa,n an ,e .s -; .ns
STAT dur;,.s, 49, I.at - 20. 7.
,osa[, the a. p
for its b.srin, mon tho ,,n,s,i,,n "a o,nsa,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22
MILAN.
MILAN, Sept. .

MILAN, sept. 81
Rock river is rising.
The old river road is being repaired by
the city dads.
Mrs DR. Matthews leaves for Pennsyl>
wanna next week accompanied, by her son
Wilson.
Fl. Huyett returned Monday evening
from q weeks vacation, returning with
his wife
Ed. Burrows, who has charge of the
Sugar Creek lime works, arrived Tuesday.
giving his old friends call
]. N. Rbodenburgh, who was very i'll
with rheumatism the past month. made
his first call in town last week, greeting
his many friends.
The Rev Kerr leaves next week TO at
tend the M. E. conference which takes
place at MacOmb, Ill We should be
pleased to have him returned to the
Milan charge again.
We are in receipt of the Clark County
Clipper, published by Lee Bros, at Ash
land, Southwestern Kansas, which is the
official organ for the county democracy.
The publishers are energetic men, and TO
them prosperity has come On Sept.
10, on the arrival of the G K. d N. con-
struction train and track layers, through
the mayors orders all business was sus>
pended and the citizens made it day of
celebration and happiness. As the town
of Ashland is likely to be the terminus
of this branch of the road for some time
TO come, at least, the people are certain
to experience something of boom, and
we rejoice with them in their hour of
success.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22

CONCORD, N. H, Sept 22-Ths report of
the senate investigating COMMITTEES on the NJ
legged attempted bribery of Senator Sawyer
by Kirk Pierce was submitted Wednesday
1t is signed by four of the five meIul+rs If
the committee, Mr.. Hersey making minor
ity report. The majority report charges
Pierce with being member of a pad lob
by, and claims that this circumstance alone
discredits his defence The committee finds
Mr.. Pierce blameable for any mention
of money, even in joke, as he claims in his
defense was all there was in it No evidence
was discovered that Mr.. Pierce was author
lied by any railroad corporation or person to
approach Mr.. Sawyer or any member with
bride, but the committee disapproves of such
proceedings even i'll a jocuiar man,rr. The
report fully acquits Sawyer OF any wrong
jninu
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22
c.nlcAco. soCg isLAMp & PACIFIC R,Y


ineat tc-1la1 the
that system which invites and
inaaIa and
Wnterset Atlantic Knoe Aeiu90n Harlan Guthrie
Centre andC
in
pffteS towns and villa
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22
CORDOVA

SchDONAi Otpb' 81
Andrew Eye is quite sick.
Our Rock Island boys spent Sunday at
home.
Miss Blaine. of Lyons, is visiting Miss
Annie Tew.
Mrs. Fred Reeves has returned to Wes>
ington, Oak.
VIM. Durbin and wife from Kansas, are
visiting here.
W. D. Webster made trip to Rock
Island Wednesday.
Chss. Williams has lost several horses
from an unknown disease.
Quite number of our towns people
will attend the fair at ST Louis.
Nick Durbln threshed his oats this
week. They went forty bushels to the
acre.
Uncle Charley Phillips will leave next
week to live with his daughter 10 western
Iowa.
Mrs. J. II. Rake, of PlankintOn, Oak ,
and Mrs. Noble. of Bloomington, H.,
sisters, are visiting their relatives at this
place.
Geo. Rudd, of Dakota, is visiting Cbas
Sallows. All our old settlers will remem
Der his father, Henry Rndd, who lived
here number of years ago.
The camp meeting across the river has
closed. They had about four weeks of
continuous service, and have converted
about 100 souls. They contributed
about $3.50 to pay the evangelists. Mon
day night they raised $3.50 for their local
minister. Tuesday night they pledged
$500 for building a new church.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22
HARRINGTON WAKES wRoIH AGAIN.
Another Outbreak at the Inquest at Mitch
sIItDwn.

eIItown.
MITCHELLTowN, Sept. 2-Lively times
continue at the inquest and Wednesday an
other spirited Scene occurred Harrington
complained that some newspaper had declared
that the police would I've justified in aequaint-
ing him with the peculiarites of the horse
pond. Such declarations as these, said Har-
rington, melted the police to violence, aud
the court should not permit them to he
printed.
Murphy said that while he did not justify
the paper, he considered that Harrington's
language to Sergt. RYDER had provoked the
comment Such language rs he had used to
the witness could not be uttered in any court
room in the world and not receive a reproof.
Harrington replied that he would continue
to us. such language as lest suited him. The
coroner deprecated the rrtnrt,
Sergt Ryder WAS then recalled to the wit
ness stand He said. Mr.. Harrington
called me murderer, rutfin, and scoundrel,
and threatened to kick me off the char
At this Harrington broke out with: You
are a liar in addition to being a scoundrel
" hen You make such a statement | will cali
you n murderer again before am done with
You You Fiscal, intend 10 have you pun
ished as a murderer, ms you are
After Dillon had given his testimony, which
was substantially such as has been given in
tue acrounts Of the shooting, the inquest WAS
adluurned until next Tuesday.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22
THE GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE

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the RiVerco
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22
FOOLS AND THEIR MONEY
CALLED FOOLS" FROM AN EXCESS
OF COURTESY.

Certain prominent Citizens" DESTROYS
of Getting Something for Nothing, Drop
Their Cash in a Very Old and Hoary-
Headed Style of Scoundrelism - The
Other Side of knitting Affair.
VINcENNEs, Ind, Sept 22-One of the
most sensational stories of the gullibility Of
humanity comes from Lukin township Law
renee county, Ills, ten or dozen miles west
of this place Last June some farmers in
Lukn township received circular from
New York from counterfeiter, who did not
particularly try to hide his business, but who
claimed to have large amount of spuri-
GUS money He set forth that it was
executed in such exact imitation of the
United States treasury notes as to completely
defy detection. The counterfeiter claimed
that the original plates from which the bills
were printed had been stolen from the treas
ury department., and with grand flourish he
urged that he could sell this money at large
discount. The Lawrencevile Republican
tells the particulars in the following Ian
guage:
Some fifteen or twenty prominent men of
Lukin "chipped in" and sent 500 in clear
cash on to New York for a supply Of spuri-
Gus bills In due time one of their number
received a cigaIbox by express, which was
neatly done up. and was supposed to contain
the spurious doodle" IL was quickly opened,
and instead OF many crisp bills, as expected,
1t contained sawdust, on top of which was
little book fun Of such maxims as "a fool and
his money soon part company, illinois suck
ers bite good, etc. AT another time five of
these worthless went east to see the counter
felter in person. A meeting was arranged to
take place in Philadelphia. When they arrived
in that city they were duly piloted to the
swindler's lair, and there negotiations were
made and good money paid for a large
amount of the spurious bills 1t was re-
ceived by the Illinois party neatly wrapped,
and they were cautioned TO have it expressed
home, and recommended to have 1t sent
through a certain express office, where the
package was duly received and receipted for
in a legitimate manner. When they returned
home they went to the express Office aud
got their package all right but when it was
opened it was found to contain nothing Of
value, the money they saw packed so secure
ly therein having been extracted
by the bogus expressman. Between $500 and
81 900 has been taken out of Lukin township
alone since June last and there are many
more who are worked up to such a pitch of
excitement over the idea of receiving spuri-
Gus bills that they will still continue TO in
vest. Our informant believes that the
slick New Yorker has an agent in Lukin, who
is kept there to work up interest 10 the bogus
concern. Fifteen or twenty prominent farm
ers have been victimzed, and no one knows
how many have been taken in who Will never
let the fact be known.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22
FEDS AND coNFeDs FRATERNizlNG.
Great Success Of the Evansville Blue and
GRAY Reunion.

Gray heunlOn.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept % The register
at Camp Farragut discloses 10000 Federal
veterans and 1900 Confederate veterans at
the reunion Wednesday. The feature of the
day was the speech of Gen. Wheeless, of
Nashville Mr.. Wheeless closed most elo-
quent GRAFTON with the following words:
"God bless the brain that conceived the
thought of this reunion of the blue and the
gray; and God bless Farragut post for max
ing it a success; and God bless our country
and make us one people now and forever"
This sentiment was cheered until the welkin
rang, and then cheered again.
Company A, First regiment l. N. G., of
Chicago; the Emerald Cadets, of St Louis,
and the Rice Zouaves, Of Indianapolis, ar
rived Wednesday, and fifteen more G. A. r.
posts.
The prominent southerners present are:
Gems Wheeless, Tennessee; Buckner, Ken
tncky; Adam johnson, Texas, and Col w
B. Wood, Alabama The speakers Wednes-
day were Gov Gray, ex Governor Noyes,
Gen. johnson, Gen Wheeess, Green b. Raum,
Col w. B. Wood, and George w Peck.
Governor Gray in his speech said: "What
does this gathering mean. What is the sig
0lHchnct OF ittlA reunion Oh Ifle SOllteTS WHO
wore the blue and those who wore the grave
II means that all the asperities which We're
the heritage of the era of strife have been
buried; that the issues upon which that I'M
fortunate struggle was based are buried; that
the war is over for these gallant veterans,
that it is over for the living as well the
dead Ii is over for the soldiers widow, his
mother, his orphan, and hi, sister 1t marks
an era of fraternity. 1t says what all the
world knows, that civil war is put away for
ever"
Fully 36,600 persons were present and lis
tened to Governor GrHy's address, and from
that time on constantly increased until when
Private Peck had delivered his address the
parade grounds aud amphitheatre were dense
ly packed. All the sI"-eches delivered So far
have breattei the traternHi spirit of true
Americani,nI and bath northern and south
ern mau applaud patriotic utterances to the
echo.
The industrial parade will have an exh,Ii-
ton of EvausviIle'S lumber interests which
will alone cover two miles, 100 floats and
fifty display wagons being required for the
purpose. Various other displays will stretch
the whole parade to over thirteen mules.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22
OTHER SIDE OF THE CASE.



WASHINGTON CITY, Sept 22-Andrew
J. Laird, the clerk in the adjutant generals
office who stabbed and painfully wounded
DR. S, I Daniels at the surgeon generals
office Tuesday afternoon, was charged in the
police court Wednesday morning with
sault and battery with intent to kill He
was released on $40 bail, aud the case was
continued until Thursday of next week
Friends Of the Laird family give the fol-
lowing as the cause of the trouble: About
three Weeks ago the i4-year-old daughter of
MIR Laird met the doctor on the street and
walked home with him He proposed to
her that she retire with the family that night
as usual, and after her parents were asleep
that she come down stairs in her stocking feet
and he would meet her at the front door
The child refused and told her sister
of what had passed between them. She
was afraid to tell her parents at
that time, but about a week ago she told her
mother The latter did not tell her husband
because she was afraid it would excite him
aud cause some trouble The matter worried
her however, so that Monday night she in
formed her husband That night he did not
,.lust, his eyes and raved like maniac, and
Tuesday afternoon the assault occurred. DR.
Daniels denies that he made any improper
proposals 10 the girl
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-22
Mysterious Death of u Pennsylvania
EaHmar

WLKEsRARRE, Pa, Sept 22-George
Davis, a wealthy farmer living near Nanti-
coke, left Nanticoke for home about dark
Monday night with a load of luml,er His
wife was aroused shortly after midnight by
the wagon entering the yard Expecting to
hear her husband she took the Ian
tern out and found the horses and
wagon standing by the barn. When
she drew near she found the headess body
of her husband lying on the lumber The
exact manner in which he met his death can
not be told, but it is believed that falling
asleep on the road, he lay down with his
head hanging over the edge of the lumber
In making turn the horses must have
caught his neck between the wheel and the
lumber, severing the head from the body
The head was found about two miles from
the. horSe